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About the Course

This course is designed to provide a full overview of computer networking. We’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of modern networking technologies and protocols to an overview of the cloud to practical applications and network troubleshooting. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: ● describe computer networks in terms of a five-layer model ● understand all of the standard protocols involved with TCP/IP communications ● grasp powerful network troubleshooting tools and techniques ● learn network services like DNS and DHCP that help make computer networks run ● understand cloud computing, everything as a service, and cloud storage...

Top reviews

SK

Feb 18, 2021

This was really time-consuming but it was really worth learning. Although in the end, it seems to be very basic things, they would be essential through whatever you want to accomplish in the IT field.

DL

Feb 23, 2021

This course was amazing and helped me understand so much more about networking, things I never thought I would know or understand. Very fulfilling and I can't wait to use this knowledge going forward.

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By Seth T

Nov 13, 2020

Some of the videos were very tedious when it came to reading off lists of IPs. Not sure if this was to accommodate those who weren't watching the videos or not, but to someone watching the video it gets frustrating at times.

By Cody I M

Jun 16, 2020

Great information and the main lecturer is well spoken. I do wish there were more visuals though. It would have helped some of us who learn a bit more hands on or visually to see a lot of the things discussed by the speakers.

By Zachary J

Jul 6, 2022

There was a lot of good information and I learned a lot. I only whish that there was more application activities so I could apply what I learned in the lessons. I think that would help those of us who learn better by doing.

By Jeremy Y

Feb 16, 2021

Some of the more technical explanations were a little difficult to understand and could have been explained in a more user friendly fashion, otherwise great course and very informative as to the complexities of the internet.

By Luis H

Sep 6, 2020

I wish I could had the opportunity to practice with hands on labs. Since the information of this course is very complex it is important to give the opportunity to the learner dto practice while they are learning new concepts

By Antonela M

Nov 8, 2021

super extensively, a lots of info.. only issue, in my expirience is that we dont have ''this is important, write it down'' part, so when i fail my exam, i need to go trough all, all over again and its taking time and energy

By Muhammed O M H

Jan 3, 2021

Week 2 and 3 were extremely difficult because of the technical content, and I sometimes found it easier to pause the video and read the text material instead. More visuals would have facilitated understanding of the content

By Marina M

Oct 18, 2020

I liked the course a lot, I would have liked maybe a bit more information about subnetting, and subnet masks in particular, otherwise everything was very well explained and I appreciate all the diagrams, they do help a lot.

By Peter D

Sep 24, 2019

Networking is a tough subject, which this course addresses pretty well. I wouldn't use it as a sole example however, as I'd recommend you use some outside sources to help understanding the beast that is computer networking.

By Blair B

Feb 3, 2020

For the most part this was pretty well explained but I would definitely recommend reading a lot of supplemental material along with it. Especially if you are planning on focusing more on networking in the future like I am.

By Adam R

Sep 5, 2020

Only thing I wanted was more hands-on approach to utilizing some of tools. Much like how the previous section logged you into a virtual server to test yourself, the networking section would be amazing if utilized that way

By Umar S

Jul 27, 2020

The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking is a great experience and part of what makes it great is the exceptionality of the Lecturer. I have an interest in Computer Networking and this course filled all my expectations.

By Monique S

Jun 26, 2021

It is solid but the one draw back are the "trick" questions. It's better to be straightforward rather than try to one-up because all that does is leave me confused or without knowing the right information unquestionably.

By Tayyab K

Dec 24, 2018

I believe there must be some labs to do routing or command line testings for network troubleshoot. Very less information regarding practical. Cloud networking implementation example should have been given as well. Thanks

By Jakiela H

Sep 4, 2018

The information was great. I learned a lot of valuable IT information. I just do not like the peer review grade as much, because I feel as if I have to wait for someone to grade my work, before I can complete the course.

By Ben J

Oct 1, 2022

I feel there were opportunities to go more in-depth with specific examples, but overall I feel like I have a good general understanding of how computer networks function and could explain those concepts to a layperson.

By Dallas C

Oct 13, 2020

The quizzes were hard, I had to go over the material several times. It helped to read up on the material outside of the course. They don't exactly emphasize what material is going to be on a quiz, but I did learn a lot.

By Raphael R

Sep 10, 2019

Far superior instruction and education compared to Technical Support Fundamentals. Docked a star as one or two of the quizzes require reading outside of the class material. Linux sysops will still find this easy though.

By Kasun R

May 8, 2023

Some more graphics and key terms would have improved the course. The random tidbits that you are quizzed on got a little annoying but overall I feel like it was a fair assessment of the material covered in this course.

By Johnny B

Jan 26, 2023

Difficult, but pretty well explained. The only problem is there are quiz questions that aren't directly answered but very much read between the lines of the videos kind of deal. Overall, pretty great experience though.

By Nicholas S

Jul 1, 2019

Honestly, I had a really hard time focusing on these videos. They seemed especially dull. However, once I realized I could read along and discovered I could even highlight notes, I absorbed the information much better.

By Hubert S

Jun 5, 2019

I learned in this course about computer communication protocol, OSI networking model, subnetting, routing, firewall, DNS, DHCP, VPN, WAN, wireless networking, IPv4, IPv6, the cloud, and troubleshooting network problem.

By Robert B

Feb 27, 2018

An excellent primer in TCP/IP protocols and the basics of how networking and the internet work. Some of the quiz modules are a little wonky but overall the subject matter is presented in an easy to understand fashion.

By Tyler W

May 14, 2021

A lot of information to digest. I kinda feel like some of it stuck while some of it didn't. I'd like to see more application units as they help tie the theory to the use in a job setting. Otherwise, really good stuff!